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Microphone

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A mic helps us hear.

Shure SM57 microphone.jpg
Shure SM57 microphone.jpg
It turns sound into power. This power goes through a wire. It helps us talk on phones. It helps us hear music. We use them every day. Do you see a mic?

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File:Shure mikrofon 55S.jpg
Shure mikrofon 55S.jpg
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David Edward Hughes.jpg
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Bogart Bacall AFRS.jpg
File:Shure SM57 microphone.jpg
Shure SM57 microphone.jpg
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Oktava319-internal.jpg
File:Condenser microphone.svg
Condenser microphone.svg
File:AKG C451B.jpg
AKG C451B.jpg
File:US Patent 3118022 - Gerhard M. Sessler James E. West - Bell labs - electroacustic transducer - foil electret condenser microphone 1962 1964 - pages 1-3.png
US Patent 3118022 - Gerhard M. Sessler...
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Patti Smith performing in Finland, 2007.jpg
File:Tauchspulenmikrofon-en.svg
Tauchspulenmikrofon-en.svg
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Edmund Lowe fsa 8b06653.jpg
File:Western Electric double button carbon microphone.jpg
Western Electric double button carbon...

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